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IFPRI Senior Research Fellow David Laborde‘s study on the economic downturn’s impact on combatting poverty was picked up in several newspapers, including Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English-language newspaper Dawn and Bangladesh’s Daily Sun. The study, released on Sept. 6, found that the global downturn may cause 38 million more people to remain in extreme […]

IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Research Fellow Dawit Mekonnen were both mentioned in a Reuters article about irrigation. Published on the heels of World Water Week, the article was picked up by The Daily Mail and other outlets. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) estimates that more than a million hectares of […]

Global downturn to cause 38 million more people to remain in extreme poverty than previously thought, jeopardizing prospects for first UN Sustainable Development Goal September 6, 2016, Washington, DC — Robust economic growth in developing countries—which has far outpaced that of most high-income countries—contributed mightily to achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of cutting […]

IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber, who previously served as the chief economist at the USDA, was quoted in a story from The Financial Times about the food vs. fuel argument surrounding corn and biofuels. Said Glauber: ““What strikes is how ethanol production has grown just when we thought it would be flat.” The story mentions that […]

IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Ephraim Nkonya was quoted in a story on PolitiFact about development work in Africa. According to the story: Ephraim Nkonya, a Tanzanian research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, said past efforts typically treated locals as subsistence farmers who grew food only to feed their families, rather than people […]

Event will address challenges and propose solutions to ensure agricultural success in Kenya and throughout Africa 2 September 2016, Nairobi—Most countries in Africa south of the Sahara have relied on increased use of land—a finite resource—to increase agricultural production and meet food demand. To enhance agricultural productivity and increase incomes in the long run, more […]

Newsweek and others picked up an article by Senior Research Fellow Danielle Resnick expressing the hope for Zambia’s democratic future. Zambia’s history at the polls has been tumultuous with opposition and violence. This year’s election is “a critical point in Zambia’s political history. They could herald a complete rupture of the existing party system and […]

IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan was mentioned in a news article for the German newspaper Die Welt. Concerning a new government study that estimated an annual recurring total of $1,600 in food waste per American household, specifically fruits and vegetables, Fan said “[t]his is why it is so important that we learn to make better use of fruits and vegetables.”

Senior research fellow Ruth Meinzen-Dick was quoted in an article in The Economist about land rights and gender. Said Meinzen-Dick: “The more you increase the cost, the more likely it is that urban elites and men with more education will be able to register the land in their names, rather than poor people, the less educated and women.”

The Guardian featured an article quoting Director General Shenggen Fan on food waste in the United States. He told reporter Suzanne Goldenberg there “are a lot of people who are hungry and malnourished, including in the US. My guess is probably 5-10% of the population are still hungry – they still do not have enough to eat…[t]hat is why food […]